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Strange Auto-Publishing Behavior in a Homesite
I have a client who is having the strangest behavior on their homesite. If they go to add a news article - whether from the News web part or from the + New drop-down menu, once the news post page is provisioned, it is automatically publishing. The link to the blank page appears in their web part and the news post they are editing does not have a Publish button on it. The same thing is happening when you create a normal site page also. To try to work around this, they created a new page and selected the checkbox for Save as a personal draft first. Once they finished adding their content, there was no button to publish it in any way. Then they used the Managed Access option on the individual page to attempt to make it viewable in the News web part. It does appear in the news web part on their homepage BUT it is only a gray box with the page title at the top that is linked to the article. I have checked to be sure the page is a "Promoted page" - and it is. I have never seen this in any tenant before and cannot replicate it in any of the 3 other tenants I have access to. As of right now, we are only aware of it happening on the intranet home page which is a homesite and a hub site. It worked as expected until this week as far as we can tell. Is anyone else having this issue? Has Microsoft pushed out an update that broke homesites or News web parts on homesites?
SharePoint Board View: Clicking an a href triggers default click action as well
I’m using SharePoint’s new board view with JSON for custom card formatting. On the card I’ve included a clickable link using `"elmType": "a"`, with an `href` and `"target": "_blank"`. The annoying thing is that if someone clicks on the link, this opens the link in a new tab, but it also triggers the default click action (which opens a form). Is there any way to avoid this from happening? Or is there a way to disable the default click action? Unfortunately `customRowAction` doesn’t support something like `"action": "none"` or `"action": "disabled"`.
Sharepoint list column type removing hyperlink
With either a Rich Text or Enhanced Rich Text column type, when I try to use a link to the Onenote desktop app (begins with 'onenote:https://'), SP will remove the hyperlink on its own. My guess it because it only allows 'https://'. Has anyone found a way to get SP to accept this kind of a link?Need help accessing a client's SharePoint site
HI there, I've been part of my clients SharePoint site for years, and accessed it on Sunday. Yesterday, when I accessed it, none of the current information was there. Some folders were missing, and in the folders that were there, the documents were months old. None of the current documents were there. My client is a mega international company, so their support people are not accessible to me. I'm just wondering what I can do on my end to fix this. Could it be something wrong with Chrome? I did try on Microsoft Edge too, but can't remember if I was even able to get in. I've been trying everything I can think of (logging out and in of both the SharePoint account as well as my computer itself!) I'm not super techy so any advice will be helpful! Thank you, Nancy
Copilot answers in Sharepoint search results?
I would really like to add a copilot AI answer in the Sharepoint search result page, mainly for the intranet hub, to help our users better find answers across the intranet and also make the search bar a more complete search experience. Something we could toggle on and maybe we could point out a specific agent we've created for the intranet. I feel people are quickly starting to expect to have an AI summary in their search. Would also make sense when so many use the search bar i Sharepoint to incorporate it there, instead of having to go to a different place to use Copilot. It would make search easier.
Create Container Issue
We Have issue with SharePoint embedded we already enabled SharePoint embedded to tenant and already setup billing as Pay as you go and we created App and create container typeID to App and already granted permission to app FileStorageContainer.Selected and we created in PowerAutomate HTTP invoke action preauthorized and create certificate to App to set the action and action setup up successfully but in power automate when we create container we get error access denied so plz advice { "error": { "code": "accessDenied", "message": "Access denied", "innerError": { "date": "2025-10-06T07:43:49", "request-id": "223ca6c1-81fc-4e20-997a-20f8f4c976c8", "client-request-id": "223ca6c1-81fc-4e20-997a-20f8f4c976c8" } } }
SharePoint embedded
We Have issue with we already enabled SharePoint embedded to tenant and already setup billing as Pay as you go and we created App and create container typeID to App and already granted permission to app FileStorageContainer.Selected and we created in PowerAutomate HTTP invoke action preauthorized and create certificate to App to set the action and action setup up successfully but in power automate when we create container we get error access denied so plz advice { "error": { "code": "accessDenied", "message": "Access denied", "innerError": { "date": "2025-10-06T07:43:49", "request-id": "223ca6c1-81fc-4e20-997a-20f8f4c976c8", "client-request-id": "223ca6c1-81fc-4e20-997a-20f8f4c976c8" } } }Stuck asset Library - unable to remove
We did some testing for proof of concept and marketing loved it However now the asset library won't remove itself so we can't move it to the site we need it to be on :( PS C:\Users\XXXXX> Get-SPOOrgAssetsLibrary Location of organization asset libraries /sites/CorporateDocuments DisplayName LibraryUrl ListId OrgAssetType ----------- ---------- ------ ------------ Templates /sites/CorporateDocuments/Templates 0198f5c0-688c-461a-843a-828438c43880 OfficeTemplateLibrary TemplateImages /sites/CorporateDocuments/TemplateImages 86a42e42-7452-46fe-8034-98e2afc84279 ImageDocumentLibrary PS C:\Users\XXXXX> Remove-SPOOrgAssetsLibrary -LibraryUrl "https://orgname.sharepoint.com/sites/CorporateDocuments/templates" Document library removed successfully. Library successfully removed from organizational assets. CDN is still enabled for your tenant with existing PS C:\Users\XXXXX> Remove-SPOOrgAssetsLibrary -LibraryUrl "https://orgname.sharepoint.com/sites/CorporateDocuments/templateimages" Document library removed successfully. Library successfully removed from organizational assets. CDN is still enabled for your tenant with existing CDN settings. To remove the library from CDN or to disable CDN for your tenant please see https://aka.ms/spocdn PS C:\Users\XXXXX> Get-SPOOrgAssetsLibrary Location of organization asset libraries /sites/CorporateDocuments
Origin and Synchronization of User Profile Properties in SharePoint Online
Hi everyone, I’m trying to understand exactly where the User Profile properties in SharePoint Online come from and how (or if) they are synchronized from Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD). I’ve extracted a complete list of the properties I see in my tenant, for example: AboutMe AccountName ADGuid Assistant CellPhone Country DelveFlags Department Fax FirstName HomePhone LastName Manager msOnline-ObjectId Office ... SPS-Responsibility SPS-Interests SPS-PictureExchangeSyncState SPS-UserPrincipalName WorkEmail WorkPhone I would like to understand: Which of these come from Microsoft Entra ID, Which are automatically synchronized to the User Profile Application (UPA), And which are local SharePoint or Delve properties, not connected to Entra. So far, I’ve only found this official documentation: About user profile synchronization in SharePoint Online However, it only lists a limited subset of properties (“The following Microsoft Entra user attributes are synced to the UPA…”), and it does not cover all the properties present in the UPA schema. I’m looking for a more complete or up-to-date reference — or at least an official explanation as to why there isn’t a public, full mapping between Entra ID and UPA. Does anyone know if there is an official complete list or a way to verify the actual source of each property (Entra ID, Exchange, Delve, local SharePoint, etc.)? Thanks in advance for any clarification or useful resources!Sharepoint websites on IIS stopped
Hello, Last Monday, I noticed that SharePoint and SharePoint Central Administration v4 sites were stopped in IIS on our SharePoint application server. (We host each SharePoint component on dedicated servers, the application, search, and database servers are all separate.) SharePoint has continued to work fine since then, no users have reported any issues, and I personally tested it throughout the week without finding any problems. I’m not sure if it’s normal for these two IIS sites to be stopped, and I’d like to know whether it’s safe to start them again or if they should remain stopped. Thank you.
How to set a field column of type person for a folder in Sharepoint via the REST API
On Sharepoint I create a column of type person/group (lets say "projectlead"). Now I want to create folders and after the creation I want to set this column via the graph api. I already tested this with a column of type text (single line) successfully via: POST https://{{tenant_url}}/sites/{{site}}/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('Dokumente')/items({{ItemId}})/ValidateUpdateListItem() header: Accept: application/json;odata=verbose Content-Type: application/json;odata=verbose body: { "formValues": [ { "FieldName": "projectlead", "FieldValue": "someUserIdOrName" } ], "bNewDocumentUpdate": false } I heard that it is not possible for folders, but couldn't finde anything specific about it. Is it possible and if, how? I tried several things, but nothing worked for me.
Create new site through App Reg auth and associate it with a hub site
Hi all, I have created a Logic App in Azure and I am using this Logic App to create new team sites (no Microsoft 365 group) in SharePoint Online. For the authentication I have created an app registration (Sites.FullControl.All) and created a self-signed certificate for the authentication. For the audience I am using the https://tenantname-admin.sharepoint.com I am using the following request URL: https://tenantname-admin.sharepoint.com/_api/SPSiteManager/create I am using the following request headers: Accept = application/json;odata.metadata=none odata-version = 4.0 I use the following request body: { "request": { "Title": "Site name", "Url": "<project number variable>", "Lcid": 1043, "Description": "Just some text", "WebTemplate": "STS#3", "Owner": "email address removed for privacy reasons", "SensitivityLabel": "Sensitivity label GUID", "HubSiteId": "Hub site ID" } } Somehow, I get an unauthorized error. When I omit the HubSiteId parameter, it works fine. In the SharePoint admin center I have not configured users that are authorized to associate sites with the hub sites. I also tried to assign the app registration through PowerShell, but it doesn't work. My question is, how can I authorize the app registration to associate the site with the hub site specified upon creating the new site? Thanks for all help provided!Why Is SharePoint’s Priority Column Free Text and Not a Choice Field?
While https://bluesite.consulting/en-us/articles/sharepoint-site-template-projecthome-review.html, I noticed something unusual in the work action tracker list—a column setting that seemed out of place. Specifically, the Priority column isn't set up as a typical choice column with selectable options. Instead, the available choices are entered as free text in a single text field (left image) I saw this years ago in the old SharePoint. where options for a choice column are defined within a text field rather than as a standard list of choices (right image). Does anyone know why this might be happening or what could be causing this behavior?Cannot change a content type template's url anymore
Hello, I created a new content type for my site, everything works well, however I'm unable to change it's template url (Advanced settings -> use existing model). This is the error that appears once I hit the save button: This roughly translates to: "Unable to update advanced settings. A Web-type file cannot be attached as a template." Now this is strange because in the past I could do this without any issue. Has something changed in the template system, or could it possibly be a bug? Thanks in advanceEdit' rights tries editing a document from a different device or browser it is grayed out
Hello Please i need your help on this issue. When a user with confirmed 'Edit' rights tries editing a document from a different device or browser it is grayed out using Edge browser as usually use Chrome. They are logged in to their Microsoft account and accessing the file to be edited in SharePoint. They are trying to edit the file in the browser as they only have an E1 license. The users are in the Customer Success SharePoint group and they are Members with Edit rights. I dont think the document library have the unique permissions that override site-level permissions? Here is the screenshot of the item-level permissions on individual documents or folders? I believe the group assigned at the site level or only at the document library level? The affected user can create or edit a new document in the same library.RefinableStrings managed properties are assigned to crawl properties only at the site level
I accessed the managed properties at a site level scope inside SharePoint online, and I found some refinable strings assign to crawl properties, but when I accessed the same refinable strings at the tenant level i found that those managed properties do not have crawl properties assign to them, here is a example for RefinableString06:- Site level Tenant Level Also the confusing issue is that inside the UI the ability to assign crawl properties to those managed properties are disabled on the site level, so how those got assigned?SharePoint List Mobile Simple View not Using Selected Field
Hello, The SharePoint list my flow feeds into needs to be mobile-friendly, however whenever I configure mobile simple view for a view of the list, it will not display the field I selected, it only displays the Title field. Does anyone know why this might be? Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!Sharepoint SitePage
Using Graph API . I want to access a specific Sitepage , I need to know the Sitepageid, based on /pages it will return all Page id within the Site, Is there a way to get the Sitepage id directtly based on the Sitepage name.aspx ? I want to detect files changes on that Sitepage and be able to downlaod the files from the sitepage ? How can we do that using Graph API I know we can detect files changed at the drive level within a site. I am looking for Sitepage can we do the same ?what API can be used ?SharePoint Framework
Let me explain you my scenario and use-case about what I am trying to build with SPFx. As i have tried all the possible Form customizations using PowerApps, SharePoint Forms, etc.. and not able to get the expected results. I am creating a primary list named Sales Leads List wherein i am tracking each leads getting in from our sales team. And i am creating related list named Lead Interactions to track the interactions associated with specific Lead of Sales Lead List. What i want to achieve is: I am creating a Add Interaction column/button on each lead of Sales Lead List. When user clicks this button, a Lead Interactions form should open with certain fields gets pre-populated from this Leads entry. Is it possible to achieve this use-case with SPFx and how?
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